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  • Diana’s Baths walk, New Hampshire

    It has been a long few weeks with the holidays approaching and Thanksgiving zipping past. At a very family-centric time of year, my mind often returns to New England and particularly New Hampshire, where I spent so much time growing up. Casting my mind back to May, I recalled that our whirlwind trip to the…

  • 15 of my favourite castles*

    *so far! It is clear to everyone by now, I am sure, that I love castles. I have opinions on which types are best, of course, but really, I love them all. I love the aesthetics: the ruined ones, the restored ones, the mostly complete ones, and everything in between. Several years ago I decided…

  • My thoughts on – Medieval movies

    There are some movies that my other half will outright refuse to watch with me. Fair enough, at times I shout or get annoyed when a historical fact is misrepresented. 2010’s Robin Hood was one of those during which I lost my mind a touch (despite my love of Cate Blanchett). But, I am also…

  • Sun Bay Beach, Vieques

    I have been wanting to do a Puerto Rico post for some time but was a bit flummoxed on where to start. There are so many beautiful beaches and views that I could not decide if I wanted to choose one, or just highlight some of my favourites. In the end, the former won out,…

  • House and Falls of Bruar

    A weekend visit or mid-road trip stop at the House of Bruar is an absolute guilty pleasure, and on a wet and rainy day like today, I often find myself thinking about the next time I can manage to escape north. The House of Bruar is a bit difficult to explain – it is a…

  • Balmerino Abbey

    I recall summer 2020 as being a time of hope and a touch of freedom after a spring of uncertainty, lockdown, and fear. While work was still very much from home, people were taking advantage of the fine weather to be outdoors, even if socialising was still touch-and-go. I took advantage of having not long…

  • Craighall Den autumn walk

    In Scotland, a den is a narrow, often wooded valley, usually following a small burn or rivulet. Craighall Den, the subject of this post, is hidden on the outskirts of the town of Ceres in Fife, and it offers a gentle walk through some woodland, ending at the ruins of an old limekiln. It is…

  • Isle of Skye, Part 4 – rainy day and reflections

    We knew that the second day of our time on Syke was going to be wet – it was predicted to start raining at about noon, so we got on our way relatively quickly in the morning for the hour-long journey to Dunvegan Castle. It was the one and only castle I insisted upon visiting,…

  • Isle of Skye, part 3 – Hunglader to Fort William

    Hunglader is one of those place names that erases any question that the Norse settled in Skye. It was our home for most of the week, and our final morning dawned bright and blue as we packed up and tidied up the Homer. Before finally leaving the north, we ventured down to the local beach,…

  • Isle of Skye, Part 2 – the north coast

    I’ve skipped ahead in my story-telling to the third day we spent on Skye – the second was standard Highlands rainy, and we visited Dunvegan Castle before eventually retreating to our cottage for the afternoon. Thursday dawned clear and bright but increasingly windy as the day went on; the car was buffeted about and on…

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